>>>>> "Martin" == Martin Buchholz <martin(a)xemacs.org&gt; writes: >>>>> "Martin" == Martin Buchholz <martin(a)xemacs.org&gt; writes: Martin> This doesn't happen to me. If I do all read-only Martin> operations including checkout using :pserver:, then no Martin> CVS/Root file ever ends up containing :ext: APA> But your cvs-rw script specifies -d :ext:... explicitely. APA> And still your CVS/Root does not get changed? Martin> It does not. APA> Interesting! Martin> Perhaps your CVS client is different? Martin> Remember that I usually only use :ext: with commit. Me too. Martin> Could the -w flag make a difference? I don't use it myself. I Martin> recommend removing it. It's the default anyways. APA> I'll try this on my next commit tonite. tonite just slipped a few days. I just did a commit to 21.2 without the -w flag and CVS/Root still got overwritten from :pserver: to :ext:. Here's the command I used: cvs -z3 -d:ext:martinb＠cvs.xemacs.org:/usr/CVSroot commit -m "[21.2 PATCH] trivial typo fix in man/emodules.texi <upumzawxq.fsf(a)ecf.teradyne.com&gt;&quot; ChangeLog emodules.texi Best regards, Adrian APA> Thanks, APA> Adrian APA> -- APA> Adrian Aichner <adrian(a)xemacs.org&gt; -- Adrian Aichner <adrian(a)xemacs.org&gt;